Anomalous Subarcuate Canal and Artery: A Rare Anatomical Variation

Anomalous Subarcuate Canal and Artery: A Rare Anatomical Variation

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Introduction:An aberrant or anomalous subarcuate artery and its canal is an extremely rare and clinically significant finding.If accidentally nicked or injured, it can Lightening Powder w/ Bonder Inside cause inadvertent hemorrhage and obscure the surgical field.Case Report:We present a case of 21 year old made with Chronic Otitis Media of the right ear who was incidentally diagnosed with a dilated subarcuate canal and an aberrant subarcuate artery atypically associated with lateral semicircular canal and facial nerve.Conclusions:Prior knowledge of this Bottle Lids/Covers symptomatically dormant variation is important, particularly in retrofacial tympanomastoidectomy and cerebello-pontine angle tumor surgeries.Pre-operative temporal bone scans are advisable in such cases.